Senior Manager; Legal and Compliance

Senior Manager (Legal and Compliance) – Johannesburg.

Requirements:

• LLB Degree
• Admitted Attorney or Advocate
• Minimum 10 years corporate legal experience post admission
• Minimum 4 years at Senior Management level

Knowledge:

• Sound knowledge of corporate governance, risk and sustainability principles
• Insurance knowledge and expertise, in particular marine liability and cargo
• Strong commercial legal understanding, preferably in the logistics, insurance or freight industry
• Working knowledge of SHE legal requirements and Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) and sustainability principles
• Strong knowledge of the Companies Act and corporate governance

Skills:

• Contract drafting and vetting
• Insurance expertise and knowledge
• Communication, including negotiation and presentations
• Prepare presentations and reports
• Strong organisation and legal skills

Key Performance Areas:

• Legal – contracts, claims and company secretarial
• Risk – management, compliance monitoring
• Legal – contracts, claims and company secretarial
• Risk – management, compliance monitoring
• SHEQ – compliance, certification, sustainability
• Report drafting
• Legal contracts:
  • Review and authorise all new leases
  • Review and approve major new service provider contracts or amendments to existing contracts
  • Draft and/or review all client agreements
  • Assist negotiations with contacts/agreements with clients
  • Maintain contract register and records
• Litigation:
  • Deal with any letters of demand or summons served/received
  • Instruct and manage external Attorneys
  • Depose to necessary affidavits
• Company Secretarial:
  • Obtain Board resolutions from secretarial where necessary and ensure accuracy thereof
  • Obtain up to date company legal documentation from Secretarial and make available
  • Draft minutes of the Executive Committee or Risk Committee meetings
• Risk management:
  • Maintain business risk register
  • Monitor the company’s progress on risk reduction objectives and targets
  • Quarterly report to the Risk Committee and attend the meeting
  • Assist with the preparation of the quarterly report to the Risk Committee and attend the meeting
• Compliance:
  • Keep up to date with applicable legislative changes applicable
  • Communicate updates on legal and risk management requirements where appropriate
  • Arrange training on legislative changes where necessary
• Insurance:
  • Management of claims team
  • Deal with general insurance queries
  • Compile insurance requirements for new assets, properties and clients in collaboration with the Head of Legal
  • Ensure contracts comply with insurer’s requirements
• Claims:
  • Oversee claims process is followed and claims dealt with expeditiously
  • Assist with communication to third parties and/or clients where necessary
  • Report on claims (including progress and management)
• SHE:
  • Assist the Head of Legal on reporting on SHE relating to business
  • Liaise with National SHEQ Manager
  • Assist with and oversee sustainability measures and reporting
• People:
  • Proactively support and grow key collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders
  • Manage legal and claims staff and their development and report to the Head of Legal
• Budget:
  • Monitor departmental expenses to ensure they are within the annual budget parameters

Salary: R1.2 million to R1.4 million per annum commensurate with qualification and experience.